Laura J. Gallagher

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Laura J. Gallagher

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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

16

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Miami University, 1983

Law

Case Western Reserve University, 1986

Laura J. Gallagher is a judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division in Ohio. She assumed office in 2009. Her current term ends on February 8, 2027.

Gallagher (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division in Ohio. Gallagher won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio (2020)

General election

General election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Incumbent Laura J. Gallagher won election in the general election for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura J. Gallagher (Nonpartisan)	100.0	344,670

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division

Incumbent Laura J. Gallagher advanced from the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Probate Division on April 28, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laura J. Gallagher	100.0	94,007

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2014

See also: Ohio judicial elections, 2014
Gallagher ran for re-election to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
General: She was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.  

2008

Gallagher was elected to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in November 2008 for a full six-year term, effective until February 8, 2015.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Education

Gallagher received her undergraduate degree from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) in 1983 and her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1986.

Career

• 2009-Present: Judge, Cuyahoga County Probate Court
• 2003-2009: Assistant county prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• 1996-2003: Magistrate and court administrator, Juvenile/Probate Court
• 1990-1996: Assistant county prosecutor, Medina County, Ohio
• 1987-1990: Assistant county prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• 1986: Admitted to the Ohio Bar

Awards and associations

• Member, Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Case Management
• Member, Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Technology and the Courts
• Member, Ohio Judicial Conference Probate Law and Procedure Committee
• Member, Ohio Probate Judges Association
• Member, Probate Forms Committee
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Member, Southwest Area Bar Association
• Member, Adult Protective Services Interdisciplinary Team Steering Committee

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Footnotes

Ohio courts

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